Umucanga w'amabara, uzwi kandi nk'umucanga wo gushushanya, ni ibikoresho bifite uburyo bwinshi bukoreshwa cyane mu gutunganya ubusitani, ubukorikori n'ubukorikori, ndetse n'imishinga y'ubwubatsi. Yongeraho imiterere myiza kandi ishimishije mu bice bitandukanye, yongera ubwiza bw'ubwiza kandi igatanga imiterere yihariye. Uduce tw'umucanga w'amabara tuza mu mabara atandukanye, kuva ku mabara y'umweru kugeza ku mabara akomeye kandi meza, bigatuma habaho uburyo bwinshi bwo gushushanya.

Mu gutunganya ubusitani, umucanga w'amabara ukunze gukoreshwa mu buriri bw'ubusitani, mu nkono z'indabo, no mu nzira zo kunyuramo kugira ngo hakorwe imiterere, imipaka, n'amabara meza. Ushobora kuvangwa n'ibindi bikoresho nk'amabuye cyangwa ifumbire kugira ngo wongere imiterere n'ubujyakuzimu mu mwanya wo hanze. Mu rwego rw'ubukorikori n'ubukorikori, umucanga w'amabara ni uburyo buzwi cyane bwo gukora ibishushanyo mbonera by'amabara, amashusho y'umucanga, n'ibindi bihangano by'imitako.

Byongeye kandi, umucanga w'amabara ukoreshwa mu bwubatsi, cyane cyane mu gukora ikirahure n'ibumba, aho ushobora kongeramo ibara n'imiterere ku gicuruzwa cyarangiye. Gukoreshwa kwacyo mu nzego zitandukanye bigaragaza uburyo kigenda gihinduka ndetse n'uburyo bwinshi gishobora gushyirwamo mu miterere y'ubuhanzi n'imikorere.